SkyWest (SKYW) Competitors

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Is ALK or SKYW more profitable?

SkyWest has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Alaska Air Group's net margin of 2.99%. Alaska Air Group's return on equity of 12.81% beat SkyWest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alaska Air Group	2.99%	12.81%	3.35%
SkyWest	7.29%	11.02%	3.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALK or SKYW?

Alaska Air Group received 379 more outperform votes than SkyWest when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.80% of users gave Alaska Air Group an outperform vote while only 68.22% of users gave SkyWest an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alaska Air Group	Outperform Votes 832 69.80%	Underperform Votes 360 30.20%
SkyWest	Outperform Votes 453 68.22%	Underperform Votes 211 31.78%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALK or SKYW?

Alaska Air Group has higher revenue and earnings than SkyWest. SkyWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alaska Air Group	$10.43B	0.66	$235M	$2.48	21.76
SkyWest	$2.94B	1.53	$34.34M	$5.85	19.03

Does the media prefer ALK or SKYW?

In the previous week, Alaska Air Group had 4 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Alaska Air Group and 13 mentions for SkyWest. Alaska Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat SkyWest's score of 0.65 indicating that Alaska Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alaska Air Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SkyWest	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALK or SKYW?

81.9% of Alaska Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alaska Air Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of SkyWest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ALK or SKYW?

Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ALK or SKYW?

Alaska Air Group presently has a consensus target price of $57.31, indicating a potential upside of 6.20%. SkyWest has a consensus target price of $105.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.01%. Given Alaska Air Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Alaska Air Group is more favorable than SkyWest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alaska Air Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
SkyWest	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Alaska Air Group beats SkyWest on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.